I cannot bring to mind at this time of night whether the fiddle tune
"The Smiths A gallant Fireman" has words to it or not.
On another tack did anyone ever come across the phrase "Smiddy Hours". In my young days when there were many smiddys working
blacksmiths were notorious for late rising in the morning. They
would start work at 10am and work to 10pm this was known as "smiddy
hours". Farmers and farmworkers would bring in their metalwork
for repair in the evenings and whilst the smith was working they
would discuss all manners of subjects,these of course being country
smiddys. All horse shoeing was done during the day
Joe.
P,S. We also had the term "Elders Hours"